The Truth about Chen's Noodle House

The Trap

Dareth's eyes widened with fear as the puddle of blood reached his feet. The red liquid spewed out faster every second. The entire floor was covered and began to rise. Dareth started panicking. "SOMEBODY?! HELP!!" He clawed at the stone wall and gasped loudly. Dareth surprisingly had an idea. He yanked at his left sleeve, tearing the stitches. The brown ninja finally ripped it free from his suit amd waided down into the blood. It was already one foot deep as he reached the other side and stared at the crack in the ceiling as the blood continued pouring down into the small room. If only he had a way to reach it and plug up that hole with the piece of cloth he gripped tightly in his hand.

To his horror, the hole opened wider. Dareth started panicking again as the large pool of blood swept him off his feet, sending him flipping and spinning around the cell. His head collided with the heavy door as he struggled to breathe. Dareth took one last glance at the hole in the ceiling before being swept away into the unusual current again. The young man's body was thrown against the walls, his body getting bruised up. He felt several bones snap in his body when he was whipped against the walls again. Pain shot through his body. His lungs burned for air as he thrashed his legs and arms. It felt like hours being tossed around in the pool of blood. His arms and legs felt weak as he realized that this was the end. He stopped struggling and let his body flow freely with the rapid blood.

The odd current suddenly stopped. The small waves sloshed up against the walls as the overconfident ninja let out a sigh of relief. He couldn't believe what just happened. He was swimming in a deep pool of blood. He let himself sink down beneath the surface and felt his foot hit the floor. He pushed himself back up and began talking to himself. "How am I going to get out of here??" Dareth then heard a small drain opening in the middle of the floor. It gurgled loudly as it sucked the sickening blood down into the old pipes. It wasn't long before the room was completely drained. The wall and floor was still stained including himself as he laid his crumpled weak body down on the floor in exhaustion.

The heavy rusty door screeched loudly as it opened. Master Chen stood in the entrance, casting a dark shadow over Dareth, who was moaning in pain. His hair and clothes were stained in sticky red blood. A large gash was barely visible on his forehead. He coughed several times and shifted his eyes up to the evil man in front of him. "That was awful. What kind of place is this??" Dareth demanded weakly. Chen grinned at the bloody young man and chuckled. "Do my eyes deceive me? I was expecting to see a lifeless body here! It's incredible to see that you actually survived that! Ohhh, but just look at the state you're in.."

That swim had sapped up Dareth's strength and he was severely injured. He felt like nothing now. Just a weak crushed body that wasn't ever going to see the light of day again.

Clouse appeared beside Chen and the two began discussing on what to do with Dareth. "Now would be the perfect time, Master. He's in such bad condition so it'll make things much easier." Clouse said in a whisper. "Are you sure he's even good enough? Do you think THAT has good enough flesh inside it?" Chen snapped, pointing at Dareth. The brown ninja didn't approve of being called an "it." He curled himself up and closed his eyes, listening to their every word.

"End it now, Master! You'll complicate things if you don't!" Clouse said, his voice getting louder. Master Chen gave him a cold icy glare and began to threaten him. "I swear I will throw you in there with him if you don't keep your mouth shut! You're supposed to be loyal to me! I'm not afraid to get rid of you, Clouse..We have plenty of food at the moment...BUT..we could use a little extra." Chen gave a fake innocent smile and roughly patted Clouse on the head.

"Master Chen!" Krait yelled out. Zugu wasn't too far behind him. He was dragging a motionless body who was dressed in a black ninja gi. Cole. His face was pale. "Ohhhhhh! What do we got here?" Chen smirked with pleasure. Dareth instantly looked back up and let out a little squeak when he recognized his friend. He didn't know what to say. Dareth lay his head back down on the bloody floor again, trying to hold back his tears.

"Guards!" Chen ordered loudly as Dareth whined softly. Krait grabbed Dareth's legs and gave a sharp tug on them. The brown ninja flinched in pain. Zugu picked up Dareth by his bloody hands as they carried him out. They all kept silent as they walked. The only noises came from Dareth who continuously moaned in pain. He finally spoke up. "Where are you taking me..?"

"To your doom!" Master Chen cackled loudly.